Indigenous Groups in Wayne County
In the 1600s, the Iroquois claimed ownership over Ohio. However, starting in the 1700s, Indigenous groups moved back to Ohio and formed a broader network of cultures. They also confronted Europeans who wanted the land for themselves.1Hurt, The Ohio Frontier, 6-7. Below, you can learn more about three groups that were prominently featured in History of Wayne County, Ohio: the Delaware (Lenape), Shawnee, and Wyandot.2 Douglass, History of Wayne County, Ohio, 161. From Douglass’s description, it is very possible that other tribal nations could be found in Wayne County as well, but that these were not as documented. These three sections explore who these tribes were, and how they came to Ohio.
